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40 Best Windows 7 and 8 Registry Tweaks

On our site you will not only find the best Windows 7 themes, you’ll also find the best registry tweaks for Windows 7. Here is the ultimate compilation of useful Windows 7 registry tweaks.

Stop: Make A Backup Of Your Registry!

Before you proceed and apply some of our registry tweaks, make sure to backup your registry. If you would like to see what is actually getting inserted into the registry, open the .reg files with a notepad editor.

We have thoroughly tested all registry tweaks and they work fine on our test systems, however we take no liability for any damages.

It might be useful to know how to restore the backup when you can no longer start your PC: You can restore it in safe mode or do a system restore. If you can no longer boot into Windows 7, I suggest to insert the Windows 7 DVD and start the repair mode. From there you can not only try to perform a system restore but also open the command prompt and use the regedit command to restore the registry from a backup file.

The blue headlines are links. If one of the Windows 7 registry tweaks download links is missing, you should click on the headline for further instructions how to apply this tweak. Not all tweaks are actually downloadable, because some might have custom keys that you need to add yourself.

When to use: If you find this balloon tip very annoying and you already know that you are running low on disk space apply this Windows 7 registry tweak and you’ll no longer be annoyed by that message.Download Registry Tweak

This registry tweaks adds the TakeOwnership command to your context menu, which will help you to quickly take ownership of files and folders. Must-have for Windows 7 users who want to be more productive!Download Registry Tweak

When to use: If you don’t want Windows 7 to reserve memory for system tasks that require bandwidth. Disabling the bandwidth limit in Windows 7 can help to speed up the internet in some cases, but is only a minor tweak that only affects users who download Windows Updates a lot.

When to use: If you can’t delete files from an external drive or copy files on it this tweak will help you out!

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I guess this isn’t as easy as XP. I clicked on the “delete button” link and it asked me to save it. I saved to my desktop with the .reg extension and then ran the file. A message came up saying “Cannot import C:\…..delete-button-for-windows-7-explorer.reg: Error accessing the registry.”.

I’m using a x64 version of Win7 and have my OS on the C drive but my program installations go on the D drive.

You Know one thing that strikes me as strange is when menu show delay is tweaked under HKCU Control panel, desktop. There is also one under HKEY USERS S-1-5-19 control panel desktop Nobody ever mentions that